Public water system · TX1400006

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City of Amherst

At a glance

City of Amherst (PWSID TX1400006) is an active community water system in Lamb County, Texas. It reports serving 721 people through 291 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

721

Service connections

291

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1400006

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served721

Service connections291

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyLamb County

How does City of Amherst compare with other water systems in Lamb County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Amherst is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lamb County has 12 active public water systems, and City of Amherst is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 26% below the county average of 969 people per system, and accounts for 6.2% of the 11,633 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Amherst is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 5,215 Texas systems (74%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Amherst?

EPA lists City of Amherst as owned by a local government. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 12 active systems in Lamb County (75%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Amherst have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2016 and July 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2024-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-09-06	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Unaddressed

All 9 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

City of Amherst: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Amherst?

City of Amherst (PWSID TX1400006) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Amherst serve?

City of Amherst reports serving 721 people through 291 service connections in Lamb County, Texas.

Where does City of Amherst get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does City of Amherst have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is City of Amherst's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Amherst's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Amherst must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Lamb County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Littlefield	Lamb	5,943	Community	Groundwater
City of Olton	Lamb	1,953	Community	Groundwater
City of Sudan	Lamb	940	Community	Groundwater
City of Earth	Lamb	937	Community	Groundwater
Springlake Earth Isd	Lamb	398	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
City of Springlake	Lamb	247	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “City of Amherst, PWSID TX1400006, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-amherst-tx1400006 (data as of October 1, 2026).